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28
May
2009
Young John McClane explored in Die Hard: Year One Comic
BOOM! Studios (the studio behind the Blade Runner Comic) is releasing a prequel to the Die Hard trilogy in comic book form called Die Hard: Year One.
Every great action hero got started somewhere: Batman Began. Bond had his Casino Royale. And for John McClane, more than a decade before the first DIE HARD movie, he’s just another rookie cop, an East Coast guy working on earning his badge in New York City during 1976’s Bicentennial celebration. Too bad for John McClane, nothing’s ever that easy.
I’m not sure what I think about this. In comic book form, prequels and spinoffs are easier to digest. Hopefully no movie is put in the works. The last thing we need is another Die Hard movie. The originals will do just fine.
27
May
2009
Japanese Horror Story “Drop” Created to be Read On the Toilet
Japanese author Kôji Suzuki (Dark Water, Ringu) is involved with the gimmic to end all gimmics. His new nine-chapter novella Drop has been printed multiple times on toilet paper, with it’s intention to be read on the toilet.
24
Apr
2009
Blade Runner: The Comic Book hits in June
Boom! Studios‘ new 25 issue series is a word-for-word comic version of Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. Which, of course, was brought to the screen as Blade Runner in 1982 by Ridley Scott, and remains one of the most praised Science Fiction films of all time.
11
Mar
2009
Manga Review: Priest Vol. 1
Priest, Vol. 1: A Prelude to the Deceased
Publisher: TokyoPop
Author: Min-Woo Hyung
Rating: 
Synopsis:
In the frontier of the American west, a veil of evil threatens to engulf humanity. Servants of the fallen archangel Temozarela are paving the way for their dark lord’s resurrection.
One man stands in the way of the apocalypse—Ivan Isaacs—a fallen priest who sold his soul to the devil Belial for the power to fight evil. Armed with a wicked blade and silver bullets, Ivan will give the heretics a baptism of blood in his pilgrimage for humanity’s redemption.
Review:
I’ll admit it, this is my first venture into Manga. I’ve read the complete Akira manga series but never got into any more Manga. The most experience I have with this medium is through the Anime versions of some of these stories. I’m a huge fan of Anime, but for some reason never picked up a Manga to check out. Well, it’s official, Min-Woo Hyung’s Priest has me hooked.
21
Feb
2009
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
I can’t wait for this book to come out in May. Just added it to my Amazon Wish List
Product Description:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! (Paperback)
by Jane Austen (Author), Seth Grahame-Smith (Author)
“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” features the original text of Jane Austen’s beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone crunching zombie action.
